New Orleans March Weather

Averages and records for weather in New Orleans, Louisiana in the month of March.
Typical New Orleans March Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 72.6 °F
Average daily low 54.5 °F
Average monthly precipitation 4.4 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 26.2%
New Orleans March Weather Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F March 23, 1929
Lowest temperature 25 °F March 3, 1980
Highest daily low 75 °F March 28, 2020
Lowest daily high 38 °F March 6, 1989
Hottest average high temperature 81.1 °F 2020
Coldest average high temperature 63.7 °F 1969
Most daily precipitation 7.9 inches March 5, 1948
Most monthly precipitation 19.1 inches 1948
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
March 1 69.7 51.6 84 26
March 2 69.8 51.8 83 25
March 3 70.0 52.1 83 25
March 4 70.3 52.4 87 28
March 5 70.6 52.6 84 29
March 6 70.7 52.8 85 30
March 7 70.8 52.8 86 29
March 8 70.8 52.9 89 27
March 9 70.9 52.9 87 29
March 10 71.2 53.0 87 28
March 11 71.5 53.2 88 35
March 12 71.6 53.4 88 33
March 13 71.9 53.7 88 29
March 14 72.3 54.0 86 31
March 15 72.5 54.3 87 31
March 16 72.6 54.4 87 34
March 17 72.8 54.6 87 32
March 18 73.0 54.7 89 33
March 19 73.4 55.1 87 35
March 20 73.7 55.4 88 31
March 21 73.9 55.6 87 32
March 22 74.0 55.9 88 30
March 23 74.2 56.2 91 29
March 24 74.3 56.4 87 32
March 25 74.5 56.5 89 30
March 26 74.7 56.7 88 32
March 27 75.0 57.0 87 30
March 28 75.3 57.3 88 37
March 29 75.5 57.5 86 37
March 30 75.7 57.7 89 36
March 31 75.9 57.8 88 34
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 New Orleans International Airport location
1930–1947 New Orleans WSO location
1893–1929 New Orleans Audubon location